College Track & Field: NSU men second in NSIC meet

March 02, 2008|By American News Sports Staff

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Northern State University men's track and field team began the day in fourth place but finished in second place at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor championships on Saturday. The Wolves entered the day with 30 points and finished with 111 points to earn second place behind the University of Mary's 127 points. The men's division was a three-team race between Northern, Mary and Wayne State. “I was really pleased with the way the guys hung in there,” Northern State track coach Jim Fuller said. “It was a three-team meet. Any of the three teams could have won it. Our guys stuck with it and fought for every point that they could get. It was a great meet to watch. I was really pleased with how they fought and hung in there.” Wayne State finished third. The Wolves secured the second spot with a first-place finish in the mile relay. “The mile relay, we were in second until the last 30 meters and Bill Cameron passed Mary's anchor leg and we needed to win that to move into second place,” Fuller said. “We were in third going into that race behind Wayne. That was a real important run and that was kind of typical of our day. We had to fight for everything.” The winning relay team consisted of Cameron, Jake Hamik, Trevor Steen and Taylor Ford. Hamik also earned a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash. The Aberdeen Central graduate also finished second in the 200-meter dash and in the 55-meter hurdles. Hamik received two awards at the meet. He was the high point scorer and the NSIC track event MVP. Cameron, another Aberdeen Roncalli graduate, performed well. He finished second in the 600-meter run and third in the 55-meter hurdles. His time in the 600-meter run of 1:22.19 is a new school record. The Northern women finished sixth with 33 points. “We placed in 12 of 18 events and I was pleased with that,” Fuller said. “Our girls worked real hard.” Jenny Baus set a new school record in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:01.89. “Jenny Baus just had a great run today,” Fuller said. “Danielle Nickolas had a really good run in the (800-meter run) too. I was very pleased with both of those. Andrea Sjomeling ran her hurdle race well. It was her lifetime best.” Nickolas finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.33 and Sjomeling clocked in with a time of 8.69 seconds in the 55-meter hurdle race. Over the two-day event, the Wolves had 13 athletes earn all-conference awards. In order to earn an all-conference selection, athletes must finish in the top two of an individual event or be on a winning relay team. Hamik and Amanda Madden will find out on Tuesday if they qualify for the NCAA Division II Indoor championships. Hamik could qualify for the meet in the 55-meter hurdles and Madden could qualify in the weight throw. Both athletes have had national provisional qualifying marks this season. “They both have reasonably good chances,” Fuller said. Men's Results Team Scores: University of Mary 127, Northern State 111 , Wayne State 109, Minnesota State Moorhead 79, Concordia-St. Paul 75 , Bemidji State 55. 55-Meter Dash: 2, Calvin McGruder, :06.65. 200-Meter Dash: 2, Jake Hamik, :22.54. 400-Meter Dash: 1, Jake Hamik, :49.46. 1 Mile Run: 4, Matt Walberg, 4:25.67; 8, John Rawerts, 4:45.26. 600-Meter Run: 2, Bill Cameron, 1:22.19; 7, Kyle Weisbeck, 1:25.69. 800-Meter Run: 2, Taylor Ford, 1:58.17; 5, Josh Schmeichel, 2:01.13. 5,000-Meter Run: 4, Matt Walberg, 15:58.68; 5, Danny Scott, 15:59.57; 6, Matt Scott, 15:59.83. 55-Meter Hurdles: 2, Jake Hamik, :07.68; 3, Bill Cameron, :07.77; 5, Trevor Steen, :08.01. 1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Northern State (Jake Hamik, Taylor Ford, Trevor Steen, Bill Cameron), 3:32.04. Triple Jump: 8, Kyle Blake, 42-1 . Weight Throw: 7, Lance York, 47-8. Women's Results Team Scores: University of Mary 177, Minnesota State Moorhead 131, Wayne State College 77 , Bemidji State 54, Winona State 54, Northern State 33 , Concordia-St. Paul 31. 400-Meter Dash: 8, Paige Paulson, 1:00.48. 800-Meter Run: 5, Danielle Nickolas, 2:24.33. 1,000-Meter Run: 1, Jenny Baus, 3:01.89. 55-Meter Hurdles: 6, Andrea Sjomeling, :08.69 1,600-Meter Relay: 5, Northern State (Andrea Sjomeling, Katy Hilton, Natalie Wipf, Paige Paulson), 4:05.19. Triple Jump: 8, Heather Bonn, 34-2 . Shot Put: 4, Amanda Madden, 42-8.